Tag: Education: Page 63

Students

Baylor Adds Officers, Counselors Amid Sex Assault Lawsuits

WACO, Texas — Baylor University’s outgoing president says additional police officers have been hired and the number of campus counselors doubled as the school works to improve its response to sexual assault complaints. Interim President David Garland also says in the Waco Tribune-Herald column that additional staff members have been added to the Title IX […]

May 30, 2017

Students

Hungary Seeks Talks with New York State on Soros School

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The Hungarian government said Tuesday it was seeking to engage with New York state about the status of Budapest-based Central European University, founded by billionaire George Soros. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent letters to Prime Minister Viktor Orban and President Janos Ader advocating for CEU, saying recent changes to Hungary’s higher […]

May 30, 2017

Students

Kansas Law Requires Schools Give Free Tuition to Foster Kids

LAWRENCE, Kan. — A Kansas law waives tuition at state universities and colleges for foster kids, but requires the schools to cover the entire cost without state aid. The Kansas Foster Child Education Assistance Act passed in 2006 waives tuition and fees at state universities, tech schools, community colleges and Washburn University for students who […]

May 30, 2017

Opinion

Too Many Men are Socially Isolated

So many men have difficulty establishing and maintaining valuable, close, relationships with other men.

May 30, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Bias Suit Against Va. Union May Proceed

A White former assistant professor can seek damages from Virginia Union University for alleged discrimination in its decision not to renew her contract but not for a reprimand she received, a federal judge ruled.

May 30, 2017

Students

Texas OKs Bill Increasing Community Colleges Offering 4-year Degrees

The Texas Legislature approved a bill on Monday that would allow more community colleges in the state to offer four-year degree programs.

May 30, 2017

Leadership & Policy

LGBTQ College Presidents: Work Not Over for Those Who are ‘Out’

When Dr. Raymond E. Crossman, president of Adler University, first helped to launch LGBTQ Presidents in Higher Education back in 2010, it began with only a dozen or so members.

May 30, 2017

Students

Advocates View HBCUs’ Future Warily

TMCF President Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. suggested that HBCUs and their advocates need to begin planning what the institutions need to look like 50 years from now, to ensure they are keeping up with the constant changes in the generations to come.

May 29, 2017

Opinion

My Diversity Moment with the Military

At the Army National Guard, celebration of diversity is more than lip service because over there people seem to know diversity is an essential part of its core mission. And, on top of that, they know it really works.

May 29, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Tuskegee University Fires President Johnson

Tuskegee University — the private Alabama institution founded by Booker T. Washington — has fired its current president.

May 29, 2017

Students

Eastern Illinois University Waives Application Fee

CHARLESTON, Ill. — An Illinois university is taking aggressive measures to recruit new high school students to its campus. Eastern Illinois University announced Thursday that it will open its application process next week for the fall 2018 semester and waive its $30 application fee for incoming freshman and transfer students until Oct. 2, The News-Gazette […]

May 29, 2017

Leadership & Policy

University of Alaska Fairbanks Finds Permanent Chancellor

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — After nearly two years, the University of Alaska Fairbanks has found a permanent replacement for its chancellor. UA President Jim Johnsen announced in a letter Thursday that Dan White, the university’s vice president for academic affairs and research, will take the helm July 1. “Dan’s extensive academic and administrative experience, along with […]

May 29, 2017